Carr v. Mouzon
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before SeasE, J., Williamsburg, November term, 1909. Action by W. H. Carr against S. R. Mouzon, Sr., D. K. Mouzon et al.
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Before SeasE, J., Williamsburg, November term, 1909. Action by W. H. Carr against S. R. Mouzon, Sr., D. K. Mouzon et al. From judgment for defendants, plaintiff appeals.' That part of the charge complained of in the first exception is: “I charge you that when a deed is on record, and put on record, it stands as notice to the world, to whoever takes subsequent deed or conveyance or a mortgage or any other nature of conveyance, takes it at his own risk, whether or not he actually sees the deed on record or not, it makes no difference. That is what the record is for: that is what we keep the…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Woods.
The appeal is from a judgment in favor of the defendants in an action to recover possession of land. On the 2d day of July, 1860, B. W. Mouzon conveyed by quitclaim deed to his brothers, John P. Mouzon, Dunkin K. Mouzon and Samuel R. Mouzon, all his right, title and interest in two tracts of land in Williamsburg county, referred to in the deed as lands “more particularly mentioned in the will of Samuel R. Mouzon, deceased,” the father of grantor and grantees. This deed was recorded on 27th May, 1861. A tract of two hundred and…
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